Credit Trends Australia
The world is yet again in transition. What will drive credit dynamics in 2022 and beyond? Explore insights from our forward-looking credit outlooks and discover what trends will have the most impact across sectors in Australia as we transition to the next phase of the global recovery.
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Agenda14:10 - 14:25AEDT14:25 - 14:55AEDT14:55 - 15:30AEDT
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SpeakersPatrick Winsbury Associate Managing Director, Corporate Finance and Financial Institutions Moody's Investors Service
Matthew Moore Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance Group Moody’s Investors Service
Saranga Ranasinghe VP-Senior Analyst Corporate Finance Group, Moody's Investors Service
Frank Mirenzi Vice President - Senior Credit Officer, Financial Institutions Moody's Investors Service
Nicholas Chapman Vice President - Senior Analyst, Public Project & Infrastructure Finance Moody's Investors Service
John Manning Vice President, Sovereign/ Sub-Sovereign Moody's Investors Service
Jacqui Dredge Assistant Vice President - Analyst, Structured Finance Moody's Investors Service
Jonathan Englert Co-Founder RedPhoneCyber
Jeremy Kirk Executive Editor Information Security Media Group
Katrina Ell Senior Economist Moody’s Analytics
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Patrick Winsbury is the Associate Managing Director of Moody’s Corporate Finance and Financial Institutions Groups in Sydney, covering the Australian and New Zealand markets. Patrick moved to Sydney in 2006, following postings in New York and Singapore with Moody’s Financial Institutions Group. He served as the Representative Director for Moody’s Singapore office from 1995-1999, having previously worked in Moody’s Hong Kong and London offices.
Patrick holds a Masters degree from the Cranfield School of Management, a B.A.in European Studies from the University of Bath and a Mineur from l’Université deMontréal.
Katrina Ell is a senior economist in the Sydney office of Moody’s Analytics. Katrina manages the Asia-Pacific edition of Economy.com and is responsible for the research, analysis and forecasting of economies throughout the Asia-Pacific region, with a particular focus on Australia and New Zealand. Katrina is regularly quoted by international media such as CNBC, Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and Sky News. She previously worked as an analyst at the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. Katrina received her bachelor’s degree in economics (honours) from Macquarie University and is currently completing her Masters in Applied Economics at Macquarie University.
| John Manning is a Vice President – Senior Credit Officer, covering the sub-sovereign and higher education sectors across Australia and New Zealand. In his role, John has overall responsibility for ratings and research on regional and local governments and related issuers, including universities. John joined Moody’s in Sydney in 2017 and brings extensive management experience from the Australian finance sector, spanning global asset management, investment, commercial and retail banking, as well as credit risk management over a 35-year period. Prior to joining Moody’s, John’s past roles included heading up the Asia Pacific credit research function at Aberdeen Asset Management, as well as analytical, research and credit strategy roles at Royal Bank of Scotland, Société Générale and the Australian and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. He has a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia. |
Matthew is a Senior Vice President in Moody’s Corporate Finance Group and has been based in Sydney since 2010. Matthew has covered many Australian corporate and infrastructure sectors during his time at Moody’s Sydney. His current responsibilities primarily include real estate investment trusts and large cyclical industrial companies, including those in the metals and mining, oil and gas and steel sectors. Matthew has also covered the consumer products and retail sectors with Moody’s in the US.
Matthew is also a member of Moody’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) working group for Asia-Pacific, which coordinates Moody’s regional activities in this area of growing market focus.
Prior to joining Moody’s Sydney office, Matthew worked in the rating-advisory group at Deutsche Bank in New York. He holds an Honours degree in Business from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Jonathan Englert is the founder of AndironGroup (www.andirongroup.com) He is a noted communications strategist specializing in disruptive technology, cybersecurity and the sharing economy and building movements around concepts, areas of expertise and platforms. He is the founder of RedPhoneCyber, the first-of-its-kind cyber crisis communications team.
As a journalist, he has written for The New York Times and many other publications on issues ranging from public affairs to technology to adventure sports. Jonathan is regularly commissioned to produce books, speeches and media commentary for well-known public, political and business figures. The Chicago Tribune called his full-length nonfiction book The Collar (Houghton Mifflin 2006) "an impressive portrait". He is the recipient of the Nona Balakian Award for Literary Criticism, the Sackett Graduate Award for law and journalism, a grant from The Louisville Institute (a Lily Foundation partner) and a Maxwell Award for Best Novel.
In 2012, his work was nominated to the final voting round of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism's 100 Great Stories. He holds a B.A from Bard College and an M.S. with Honors from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. He is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Sydney which seeks to better define the nature of technological (and other) invention.
Jeremy Kirk is a Cybersecurity Journalist based in Sydney who writes about the growing risks to companies from cybercriminals and nation-states seeking to compromise data.
Jeremy is an editor with Information Security Media Group, a U.S.-based publishing company focused on computer security. He is also the creator of The Ransomware Files, a podcast that speaks to organisations that have navigated their way through a ransomware incident and learns how they fought back.
Frank Mirenzi is a Vice President – Senior Credit Officer in Moody’s Financial Institutions Group in Sydney. Frank covers a number of Australian major and regional banks. He is also the lead analyst for the Australian insurance sector.
Prior to join Moody’s in October 2013, Frank worked as an analyst, most recently with Royal Bank of Scotland plc, covering Australian banks and insurance entities.
He holds a Bachelor of Economics from Macquarie University.
Jacqui Dredge is an Assistant Vice President – Analyst in Moody’s Structured Finance Group, based in Sydney. Jacqui is a primary ratings analyst with a focus on Australian RMBS and ABS. She joined Moody’s in 2018 as an Analyst.
Prior to joining Moody’s, Jacqui worked at Bank of Queensland where she was responsible for the management of Structured Finance funding partnerships.
Jacqui holds a Business Science double honors degree from the University of Cape Town and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.
Saranga Ranasinghe is a Vice President - Senior analyst in the Moody’s Corporate Finance Group, based in Sydney. She covers mainly the Australian Real Estate Investment Trusts (A-REITs) and corporates in the construction and building products sector. Saranga was also based in the Singapore office covering the property developers, IT companies and real estate investment trusts in South East Asia.
Saranga moved back to Sydney in mid-2019, following 3 years in Singapore.
Prior to moving to Singapore she spent 7 years in Sydney covering mostly natural resources companies. Prior to joining Moody’s, Saranga spent 5 years as a credit analyst in Sri Lanka.
Saranga is a CFA charter holder. She also holds a Bachelor of Business (Hons) from the University of Wisconsin - Superior in the U.S
Nick Chapman is a Vice President – Senior Analyst in Moody’s APAC Public, Project& Infrastructure Finance team based in Sydney. Nick’s coverage for ratings and research spans airports, ports, regulated utilities, power and gas companies and public private partnerships. Nick joined Moody’s Sydney team in early 2018, bringing a depth of experience from the Australian finance sector, including: transactions, asset management, portfolio management and Economics. Prior to joining Moody’s, Nick worked at Uni Super as the lead analyst for the infrastructure sector and portfolio manager for timberland and private equity, as well as holding previous positions at the Australian Office of Financial Management and the Australian Treasury. Nick is a CFA Charter holder, and holds Economics (Honours I) and Commerce degrees from the Australian National University.
Patrick Winsbury is the Associate Managing Director of Moody’s Corporate Finance and Financial Institutions Groups in Sydney, covering the Australian and New Zealand markets. Patrick moved to Sydney in 2006, following postings in New York and Singapore with Moody’s Financial Institutions Group. He served as the Representative Director for Moody’s Singapore office from 1995-1999, having previously worked in Moody’s Hong Kong and London offices.
Patrick holds a Masters degree from the Cranfield School of Management, a B.A.in European Studies from the University of Bath and a Mineur from l’Université deMontréal.
Patrick Winsbury is the Associate Managing Director of Moody’s Corporate Finance and Financial Institutions Groups in Sydney, covering the Australian and New Zealand markets. Patrick moved to Sydney in 2006, following postings in New York and Singapore with Moody’s Financial Institutions Group. He served as the Representative Director for Moody’s Singapore office from 1995-1999, having previously worked in Moody’s Hong Kong and London offices.
Patrick holds a Masters degree from the Cranfield School of Management, a B.A.in European Studies from the University of Bath and a Mineur from l’Université deMontréal.
Matthew is a Senior Vice President in Moody’s Corporate Finance Group and has been based in Sydney since 2010. Matthew has covered many Australian corporate and infrastructure sectors during his time at Moody’s Sydney. His current responsibilities primarily include real estate investment trusts and large cyclical industrial companies, including those in the metals and mining, oil and gas and steel sectors. Matthew has also covered the consumer products and retail sectors with Moody’s in the US.
Matthew is also a member of Moody’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) working group for Asia-Pacific, which coordinates Moody’s regional activities in this area of growing market focus.
Prior to joining Moody’s Sydney office, Matthew worked in the rating-advisory group at Deutsche Bank in New York. He holds an Honours degree in Business from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Saranga Ranasinghe is a Vice President - Senior analyst in the Moody’s Corporate Finance Group, based in Sydney. She covers mainly the Australian Real Estate Investment Trusts (A-REITs) and corporates in the construction and building products sector. Saranga was also based in the Singapore office covering the property developers, IT companies and real estate investment trusts in South East Asia.
Saranga moved back to Sydney in mid-2019, following 3 years in Singapore.
Prior to moving to Singapore she spent 7 years in Sydney covering mostly natural resources companies. Prior to joining Moody’s, Saranga spent 5 years as a credit analyst in Sri Lanka.
Saranga is a CFA charter holder. She also holds a Bachelor of Business (Hons) from the University of Wisconsin - Superior in the U.S
Frank Mirenzi is a Vice President – Senior Credit Officer in Moody’s Financial Institutions Group in Sydney. Frank covers a number of Australian major and regional banks. He is also the lead analyst for the Australian insurance sector.
Prior to join Moody’s in October 2013, Frank worked as an analyst, most recently with Royal Bank of Scotland plc, covering Australian banks and insurance entities.
He holds a Bachelor of Economics from Macquarie University.
Nick Chapman is a Vice President – Senior Analyst in Moody’s APAC Public, Project& Infrastructure Finance team based in Sydney. Nick’s coverage for ratings and research spans airports, ports, regulated utilities, power and gas companies and public private partnerships. Nick joined Moody’s Sydney team in early 2018, bringing a depth of experience from the Australian finance sector, including: transactions, asset management, portfolio management and Economics. Prior to joining Moody’s, Nick worked at Uni Super as the lead analyst for the infrastructure sector and portfolio manager for timberland and private equity, as well as holding previous positions at the Australian Office of Financial Management and the Australian Treasury. Nick is a CFA Charter holder, and holds Economics (Honours I) and Commerce degrees from the Australian National University.
| John Manning is a Vice President – Senior Credit Officer, covering the sub-sovereign and higher education sectors across Australia and New Zealand. In his role, John has overall responsibility for ratings and research on regional and local governments and related issuers, including universities. John joined Moody’s in Sydney in 2017 and brings extensive management experience from the Australian finance sector, spanning global asset management, investment, commercial and retail banking, as well as credit risk management over a 35-year period. Prior to joining Moody’s, John’s past roles included heading up the Asia Pacific credit research function at Aberdeen Asset Management, as well as analytical, research and credit strategy roles at Royal Bank of Scotland, Société Générale and the Australian and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. He has a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia. |
Jacqui Dredge is an Assistant Vice President – Analyst in Moody’s Structured Finance Group, based in Sydney. Jacqui is a primary ratings analyst with a focus on Australian RMBS and ABS. She joined Moody’s in 2018 as an Analyst.
Prior to joining Moody’s, Jacqui worked at Bank of Queensland where she was responsible for the management of Structured Finance funding partnerships.
Jacqui holds a Business Science double honors degree from the University of Cape Town and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.
Jonathan Englert is the founder of AndironGroup (www.andirongroup.com) He is a noted communications strategist specializing in disruptive technology, cybersecurity and the sharing economy and building movements around concepts, areas of expertise and platforms. He is the founder of RedPhoneCyber, the first-of-its-kind cyber crisis communications team.
As a journalist, he has written for The New York Times and many other publications on issues ranging from public affairs to technology to adventure sports. Jonathan is regularly commissioned to produce books, speeches and media commentary for well-known public, political and business figures. The Chicago Tribune called his full-length nonfiction book The Collar (Houghton Mifflin 2006) "an impressive portrait". He is the recipient of the Nona Balakian Award for Literary Criticism, the Sackett Graduate Award for law and journalism, a grant from The Louisville Institute (a Lily Foundation partner) and a Maxwell Award for Best Novel.
In 2012, his work was nominated to the final voting round of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism's 100 Great Stories. He holds a B.A from Bard College and an M.S. with Honors from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. He is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Sydney which seeks to better define the nature of technological (and other) invention.
Jeremy Kirk is a Cybersecurity Journalist based in Sydney who writes about the growing risks to companies from cybercriminals and nation-states seeking to compromise data.
Jeremy is an editor with Information Security Media Group, a U.S.-based publishing company focused on computer security. He is also the creator of The Ransomware Files, a podcast that speaks to organisations that have navigated their way through a ransomware incident and learns how they fought back.
Katrina Ell is a senior economist in the Sydney office of Moody’s Analytics. Katrina manages the Asia-Pacific edition of Economy.com and is responsible for the research, analysis and forecasting of economies throughout the Asia-Pacific region, with a particular focus on Australia and New Zealand. Katrina is regularly quoted by international media such as CNBC, Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and Sky News. She previously worked as an analyst at the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. Katrina received her bachelor’s degree in economics (honours) from Macquarie University and is currently completing her Masters in Applied Economics at Macquarie University.